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Q: I own these in my RRIF for income purposes countered with some leverage for growth. What are some other Canadian issued high yield ( greater than 10% ) having 1.25 x leverage ETF ‘s ? Any sector will do , Canadian or American companies. Any you recommend or stay away from ? Thanks..Derek.
Read Answer Asked by Derek on March 30, 2026
Q: I hold HHL in my RRIF which is primarily focused on income. I am considering switching HHL to
HHLE. This would increase my income by approximately 30% on this money and allow me to keep the same list of healthcare stocks. Does this make sense; any downsides ; am I missing anything?

As an aside , I am at breakeven with HHL as the sector is under pressure from Trump and also United Healthcare has dampened the sector. But with Trump wanting lower drug prices , the companies will be going overseas to compensate for lower US revenue as witnessed by Eli Lilly raising international prices for Mounjaro.
Thanks .Derek
Read Answer Asked by Derek on August 20, 2025
Q: I am an 80 year old income investor with some growth. I have $20,000 to employ. The above is a list of my losers out of 50 winners in a portfolio of mostly the Income Portfolio plus 15 yield maximizer ETF's like UMAX. Should I:
1. wait for your monthly advice before acting
2. distribute evenly accross the losers
3. add to the winners
Any other suggestions would be appreciated.
Please take as many credits as needed.
Thank you
Read Answer Asked by STANLEY on March 17, 2025
Q: Hello 5i, I am up quite a bit on MRK, ABBVIE and HHLE. In answer to a question on MRK by Michael on Jan 22 you wrote "We would take a look at AMGN as an alternative to MRK". With the success I have with MRK et al. is MRK a sell to be replaced by AMGN now or is MRK still a keeper for now. Value investor.
Stanley
Read Answer Asked by STANLEY on January 23, 2025
Q: HHLE (Harvest Healthcare Leaders Enhanced) is classified as "diverse", Yes, it is an ETF but it holds only healthcare companies and no industrial, yet it split between HealthCare and industrial. It is not included in the healthcare profile as a percentage of holdings. This put healthcare lower than it should be. Can this be adjusted or does HHLE deserve to be split between healthcare and industrial?
Read Answer Asked by STANLEY on September 11, 2024
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